The Sky is the Limit

A project in Boulder, CO by Lucian Read
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A documentary short about the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) - its history, achievements and the peril it faces.
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Backers: 88
Average Daily Pledges: $821
Average Pledge Per Backer: $131

Funding: $11,488 of $20,000
Dates: Mar 16th -> Apr 15th (30 days)
Project By: Lucian Read
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Update Number 4

March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Starting to wrap up the week and thought to go back to one of Walter Orr Roberts' Provocations. This one comes from Provocation No. 170 Enhancement of Nature -- The World as a Garden August 13, 1987:  These days it feels like most things are pretty... (Read More)

Update Number 3

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I was fortunate enough to be invited today to discuss NCAR and The Sky is the Limit with Don Davis, a radio reporter for KGNU, a community radio station in Boulder. I will update here when the interview is set to air.  That's the good news.  Just... (Read More)

Update Number 2

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Good afternoon. Hope you had a great weekend.  Well, we're a week in and very nearly almost 50% funded.  Apparently this is where the real work begins. Grateful to everyone who has pledged and doubly grateful to everyone who has passed on the... (Read More)

Update 0

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I was remiss in not starting with this... In 1984, Walter Orr Roberts, NCAR's founder, began writing memos that he call "Provocations." In the end, he wrote 299 of them. They are a fascinating record of a mind full of curiosity and humor and... (Read More)

Update Number 1

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
To everyone who has backed The Sky is the Limit in the past three days — thank you. Genuinely. We launched on Monday and we're already nearly a third of the way to our goal. The story is moving fast. This week, UCAR, the university consortium that... (Read More)

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